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Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. is a technical professional services company, which provides technical, professional, and construction services including, engineering, design, and architectural services; construction and construction management services; operations and maintenance services; and process, scientific, and systems consulting services. The company provides services through offices and subsidiaries located primarily in North America, South America, Europe, the Middle East, India, Australia, Africa, and Asia. Jacobs Engineering Group was founded by Joseph J. Jacobs in 1947 and is headquartered in Pasadena, CA. More »

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Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to read »

In the latest look at the underlying components of the S&P 500 ordered by largest market capitalization, Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEC) has taken over the #436 spot from SCANA Corp (NYSE: SCG), according to The Online Investor. Click here to find out the top S&P 500 components ordered by average analyst rating » read »

In afternoon trading on Wednesday, Industrial stocks are the best performing sector, higher by 0.5%. Within that group, Jacobs Engineering Group (NYSE: JEC) and Parker Hannifin (NYSE: PH) are two of the day’s stand-outs, showing a gain of 2.7% and 2.1%, respectively. Among industrial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Industrial Select read »

The worst performing sector as of midday Friday is the Financial sector, showing a 0.7% loss. Within that group, Charles Schwab (NYSE: SCHW) and Lincoln National (NYSE: LNC) are two of the day’s laggards, showing a loss of 1.7% and 1.7%, respectively. Among financial ETFs, one ETF following the sector is the Financial Select Sector SPDR ETF read »

Legendary investor Warren Buffett advises to be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful. One way we can try to measure the level of fear in a given stock is through a technical analysis indicator called the Relative Strength Index, or RSI, which measures momentum on a scale of zero to 100. A stock is considered to read »

Had a bad day at the office or been under the thumb from a demanding boss? Well, you’re probably not alone there. But as I reflected on this following Employee Appreciation Day in the US earlier this month on 6 March – a national holiday that recognizes the value that employees bring to the workplace – I pondered if better practices in this read »

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It seems reasonable to feel like women aren’t getting nearly their due when reports show that only about a quarter of computing jobs are held by women today. Even worse, that’s down from a year ago, when it was more than a third. And several media sources reported heavy disappointment when the jury voted in favor of Kleiner Perkins in Ellen read »

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